Kevin Pietersen slams Kagiso Rabada s two-Test suspension

Mid-day – A day after Kagiso Rabada was handed a two-Test suspension, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has slammed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision against the South African star speedster.

Summary

A day after Kagiso Rabada was handed a two-Test suspension, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has slammed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision against the South African star speedster.

Rabada was suspended for South Africa’s remaining two Tests of the four-match series against Australia after being found guilty of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence of ‘inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a player’.

The incident happened in the 52nd over of Australia’s first innings of the second Test, when moving towards the slips, Rabada made physical contact with Steve Smith, with his shoulder.

Taking to his official Twitter account, Pietersen questioned the current state of Test cricket and voiced his outrage at the ICC’s decision.

In Rabada’s absence, South Africa are most likely to rope in Morne Morkel for the third Test of the four-match series at Newlands on March 22.